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Brian Stansell replied to the topic What is the most bizarre creature you have created for your WIP? in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 2 months ago
Hi Joshua,
So the Kragvora are both humanoid and…
Are they part insect as well with a carapace or is the formation of some other substance like a tortoiseshell or some reptilian spine/scales.
Where does their mental collective reside?Ā At they Borg-like and assimilate their knowledge in some remote collective brain that they…[Read more]
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Brian Stansell replied to the topic What is the most bizarre creature you have created for your WIP? in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 2 months ago
These are very intriguing sets of creatures.
I have others in my WIP, but the Moonsprite/Gorgon/Jengu is the most bizarre one, I have imagined.
I have three dragons in my story as well: A Dust Dragon, which tunnels underground and avoids daylight.Ā Ā A Leviathan that takes its description from Job 41, Isaiah 27:1.Ā AN…[Read more]
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Noah Cochran started the topic Character Voice Game in the forum Characters 4 years, 2 months ago
Excellent character voice is extremely hard to pull off, and so like I do with all hard things in life, I decided to make a game out of it.
It’s a joke.
I’m kidding.
Mostly. š
Anyways, to the point. Character voice makes everything from dialogue to normal scenery descriptions pop off the page, but, for me at least, it is a very difficult…[Read more]
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Mr.Trip Williams replied to the topic What is the most bizarre creature you have created for your WIP? in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 2 months ago
That’s ingenious! Very cool. At first, your description reminded me of the Ra’zac in the Eragon series, but your Kragvora are certainly original. I like how you combined the concept of vampirism with its other aspects.
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Brian Stansell replied to the topic Title Suggestions in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 2 months ago
Hi Joshua! (@storysmith)
Rose has some great ideas!
Make sure that your title connects with your story in a meaningful way.
Look through the story and listen for a turn of phrase or a particular part that you feel might encapsulate your story’s essence.Ā I think the upcoming seminar on Theme might give you some good ideas.Ā If you can, connect y…[Read more] -
Rose replied to the topic Title Suggestions in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 2 months ago
Well, a good place to start is that your title doesn’t have to be perfect š The only thing your title has to do is fit your genre and the general idea of your story. It isn’t part of the story, it doesn’t necessarily have to make a big thematic statement or show some other layer to the story. It just has to sound good, be (somewhat)…[Read more]
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Brian Stansell replied to the topic Audio Cinema in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 2 months ago
I haven’t posted one of these in a while so I thought I’d put one more out here, just to see what you all thought of the pacing of this…[Read more]
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Noah Cochran started the topic Miscellaneous Mayhem in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 2 months ago
Alrighty y’all, I’ve had several questions and thoughts piling up, and I thought I might as well put them all in one post. So here we go.
Replacements forĀ look:Ā I’m not referring to the context ‘he looked at the barn,’ I’m referring to the phrase ‘he gave her a flat look.’ Any replacement for that come to mind? I feel like a use it a l…[Read more]
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Joshua Barrera replied to the topic Good Greetings! in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 3 months ago
How’s it going fellow Josh? You are correct. We absolutely need to stick together lol.
That’s awesome that you applied for the Pinterest Manager position. Let me know if you get it!
Your work sounds super intriguing, especially since you have the combination of genres all mixed together. How far along are you in the work?
J.R.R.…[Read more]
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Valkyrie Falk replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters 4 years, 3 months ago
Sure thing, @storysmith !
1) Name: Something with a D. Iām guessing. Maybe a V?
2) Age: Ancient!
3) Career/Role in Story: Villian.
4) Personality: is a killing machine.
5) Would you be friends with that character?: Sorry, but yes. Even if theyāre a villain, they are still human. Oh, wait, it isnāt. Um, well, it probably still has somet…[Read more]
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Valkyrie Falk replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters 4 years, 3 months ago
@storysmith I’ll guess your character.
1) Name: Something with a Q? V? M? She looks like a Melissa.
2) Age: 14 to 19
3) Career/Role in Story: Mc
4) Personality: loves books. Braver than anyone would have guessed.
5) Would you be friends with that character?: Yup. Like I said earlier, I’d be friends with anyone. Even if it was a one-eyed…[Read more]
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Valkyrie Falk replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters 4 years, 3 months ago
@storysmith , I have a character you could guess if you’d like.
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Rose replied to the topic Villain Character Advice in the forum Characters 4 years, 3 months ago
Sounds like a good plan! If you make sure to keep changing/advancing the feeling of dread it should work great. Don’t keep it a constant, make it come closer or disappear or let them discover new things about it on a smaller scale. Most times you bring it up there should be some small progress toward figuring out who/what it is.
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Emma Walker replied to the topic The Creation of Names and Use of Surnames in the forum Characters 4 years, 3 months ago
@storysmith Iām glad to help. Names are fun.
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Rose replied to the topic The Creation of Names and Use of Surnames in the forum Characters 4 years, 3 months ago
How concerned are you about using an existing name? Do you go for complete originality?
Admittedly not concerned at all. If I know someone with a pretty name I’m writing it down and using it, everything is free game. Baby name websites are my best friend. As long as it seems to fit the genre, I’ll use anything. (I wouldn’t have a…[Read more]
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Lavender Bleu replied to the topic Introductions in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 3 months ago
I’ve been writing since middle school, so about 7 years, probably. But I’ve only really started writing seriously since 2020.
My primary WIP is about a girl whose power is fourth wall awareness and tries to convince everyone that she’s not crazy- which obviously doesn’t work, and forces her to pick between her family and her…[Read more]
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Rose replied to the topic The Creation of Names and Use of Surnames in the forum Characters 4 years, 3 months ago
Any good strategies on how to best come up with names? Also, what do you think of using surnames like we do today or doing what Lord of the rings did such as āson/daughter of (father name)ā or āhouse of (founding father name)?
I’m assuming you’re talking about character names, so I’ll answer that specifically š
The LOTR method is so…[Read more]
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Grace Benham replied to the topic The Creation of Names and Use of Surnames in the forum Characters 4 years, 3 months ago
I recently found this cool method for coming up with names. Ā I havenāt trie fit for myself yet but maybe itāll be helpful:
Also, sometimes I just take real names and then modify them a bunch so they sound fantasy-like but still retain cultural elements from real life. Ā I also really like the LotR āson/daughter ofā method.
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R.M. Archer replied to the topic Map for Your Story? in the forum Research and Worldbuilding 4 years, 4 months ago
That’s frustrating. I wish I could help more, but I’m not sure where else to look. :/
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R.M. Archer replied to the topic Map for Your Story? in the forum Research and Worldbuilding 4 years, 4 months ago
@storysmith You’re welcome! I use World Anvil a good deal. Less, recently, since I tend to focus on worldbuilding in waves and this has been an ebbing season as far as that goes, but it’s definitely my favorite worldbuilding tool.
Have you looked up World Anvil’s official guides, on their blog and YouTube channel? It’s always looked like they go…[Read more]
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